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gentleness:

gentleness [the ~] nom

  1. the gentleness (tenderness; daintiness; lovingness; warm heartedness)
    la passion; la tendresse; la douceur
  2. the gentleness (kind-heartedness; kindness)
    la douceur; la bénignité

Translation Matrix for gentleness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bénignité gentleness; kind-heartedness; kindness benign character; goodness; kind-heartedness; mildness
douceur daintiness; gentleness; kind-heartedness; kindness; lovingness; tenderness; warm heartedness amiability; clemency; consideration; forbearance; indulgence; kindness; leniency; mercy; softness; sweetness; weakness
passion daintiness; gentleness; lovingness; tenderness; warm heartedness ambition; amorousness; amusement; ardor; ardour; assiduousness; being in love; craving; craze; dedication; desire; devotion; diligence; effusiveness; enthusiasm; exuberance; fascination; fervor; fervour; fierceness; fieriness; fire; frenzy; fun; heartiness; inspiration; intensity; interest; longing; lust; obsession; passion; pleasure; rankness; rapture; ravishment; sexual desire; urge; vehemence; verve; violence; wish; yearning; zeal; zest
tendresse daintiness; gentleness; lovingness; tenderness; warm heartedness affection; ardor; ardour; benign character; chumminess; companionableness; cosiness; coziness; fervor; fervour; goodness; intimacy; kind-heartedness; love; mildness; snugness; warm heartedness
- gradualness; mildness; softness

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Antonyms for "gentleness":

  • abruptness

Related Definitions for "gentleness":

  1. acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered1
    • his fingers have learned gentleness1
  2. the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual1

Wiktionary Translations for gentleness:

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• gentleness → aménité; amabilité; gentillesse ↔ Freundlichkeit — Liebenswürdigkeit, wohlwollende Geneigtheit
• gentleness → douceur; bonté; égalité ↔ Sanftmut — ausgeglichene, ruhige, geduldige und wohlwollende Gesinnung, die einen Menschen selbst bei Kränkungen nicht in Zorn geraten lässt, sondern ein besonnenes Verhalten hervorbringt, das die Mitmenschen positiv beeinflusst

gentle:

gentle adj

  1. gentle
    doux; tendre; bénin; clément

Translation Matrix for gentle:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
tendre give; give to; hand; hand over; pass; stretch; tighten
- appease; assuage; conciliate; ennoble; entitle; gruntle; lenify; mollify; pacify; placate
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- aristocratic; aristocratical; blue; blue-blooded; docile; easy; patrician; soft
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- meek; soft
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bénin gentle forgiving
clément gentle charitabel; charitable; clement; forgiving; gracious; humane; humanitarian; lenient; merciful
doux gentle beloved; cute; dear; easy-going; enjoyable; forgiving; indolent; nice; salutary; soft; sweet; sympathetic
tendre gentle affectionate; deep; delicate; easily hurt; fond; forgiving; fragile; frail; intense; lightly built; loving; oversensitive; petite; profound; sensitive; sentimental; slender; slight; small-boned; soft; subtle; susceptible; tender; tender hearted; thin; warm

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Related Definitions for "gentle":

  1. marked by moderate steepness1
    • a gentle slope1
  2. having little impact1
    • gentle rain1
    • a gentle breeze1
  3. having or showing a kindly or tender nature1
    • the gentle touch of her hand1
    • her gentle manner was comforting1
    • a gentle sensitive nature1
    • gentle blue eyes1
  4. quiet and soothing1
    • a gentle voice1
    • a gentle nocturne1
  5. soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe1
    • a gentle reprimand1
    • a vein of gentle irony1
    • poked gentle fun at him1
  6. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy1
    • of gentle blood1
  7. easily handled or managed1
    • a gentle old horse, docile and obedient1
  8. stroke soothingly1
  9. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of1
  10. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility1

Wiktionary Translations for gentle:

gentle
adjective
  1. Soft and mild rather than hard or severe
gentle
adjective
  1. Agréable à entendre.
  2. Apportant du réconfort.
  3. Qui n’a rien de fatigant.
  4. Qui est d’une très grande finesse, très délié.
  5. (Ironique) Ceux que l’on veut traiter d’impertinents et de ridicules
  6. À trier …
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• gentle → précaution ↔ sacht — sehr schwach, deshalb kaum zu merken; leicht, sanft, zart
• gentle → doux; douce ↔ sanft — sehr ruhig; ohne Kraftaufwand; zart







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